High Level Pledging Event For the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
… Humanitarian workers need access to do their jobs, but they also need protection and …
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Ukraine crisis: Uncertainty on both sides of the contact line
… abandoned them and she had to work three jobs when the children were small. "The salary …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Facts and Figures - January to June 2022
Over the past 55 years, the ICRC has worked to alleviate the suffering of people affected by conflict in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT). Here's an overview of what we did in the first …
ICRC response to COVID-19: Near and Middle East
… or suffered intimidation for just doing their jobs. The ICRC and the Red Cross Red Crescent …
Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict
Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict On 18 March 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convened a webinar discussion with experts about "Digital …
Statement from ICRC President Peter Maurer following visit to Syria
… workers are not allowed to do their jobs. Aid is not a political football and must …
Rwanda: Son finds father after 22 years of separation
The Rwandan genocide separated Raymond Ngendahimana from his family in 1994 when he was four. He spent 22 years not knowing whether he would see them again. But a new life began for Raymond on Friday …
Ethiopia: From despair to joy for two teenagers reunited with their mother
Two Eritrean teenagers, their young lives in ruins, have been reunited with their mother in France following efforts by the ICRC in cooperation with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, the French Red …
Red Cross steps up support to Venezuelan migrants, including refugees, across 17 American countries
… psychosocial support, and formal or informal jobs. "Ahead of the International Donors' …
Somalia: Towards self-reliance with farming cooperatives
In a small rural village near Beletweyne, Somalia, families rely on a cooperative project to grow and harvest sorghum and sesame through the use of community-owned farm equipment. Sharing such vital …
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